Tommy Mottola
All Books By Tommy Mottola
A New America
- By: Tommy Mottola
- Length: 6 hours 39 minutes
- Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish date: November 01, 2016
- Language: English
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3.92(12 ratings)
Tommy Mottola discovered a passion for Latin music when he was a small child on the streets of the Bronx, where he fell in love with the energy and rhythm of the legendary Tito Puente. It was a love he would carry with him to this day.
In A New America, Mottola explores the societal and cultural impact the Latino community and its music has had on America by sharing behind-the-scenes stories from his own life and his connection to the Latin sound throughout the decades-from his initial fascination with Latin music which started with Puente, to the mainstream success of Ritchie Valens, to the groove-laden guitar wizardry of Carlos Santana.
Along the way, Mottola reveals heartfelt accounts of his longtime collaboration and friendship with Gloria Estefan and her husband Emilio, the meteoric rise and tragic end of Selena, and his orchestration of the Latin Explosion of the 1990s that launched mega-stars such as Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin, and Shakira.
But A New America is more than a story about music and musicians. It is the story of a culture that continues to grow and influence America in all its aspects, and an irresistible sound that continues to move and inspire the nation.
Hitmaker
- By: Tommy Mottola
- Narrator: Chazz Palminteri
- Length: 11 hours 5 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: January 29, 2013
- Language: English
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3.5(216 ratings)
Hitmaker recounts how a kid from the Bronx–and a college dropout–became one of the music industry’s most creative and controversial CEOs. For the first time, Tommy lays bare the facts behind the most sensational aspects of his life, such as being married to and developing the career of Mariah Carey, managing Michael Jackson’s emotional ups and downs, and the power struggle with his onetime boss and mentor Walter Yetnikoff.
Hitmaker will take you inside this world of power, money, and fame as he recounts the fascinating dealings with countless icons, and what it was like to be at the top when the business suddenly changed.
Tommy’s story is one that will never be duplicated–and here it is, in his own voice, for the first time.